These are minutes of an Ad Hoc Committee established by Dr. William Anlyan, Dean of the Duke University Medical School, to review and make recommendations for the Physician's Assistant Program being developed at the Medical Center. The Committee met on...
Report containing results of a survey conducted in March 1972 to graduates of the Duke University Physician's Associate program to "ascertain the extent of professional liability insurance coverage carried by them." Twenty-seven individuals responded....
Pamphlet distributed by the Department of Community Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, to individuals seeking information about legal and insurance issues related to introducing physician assistants into clinical practice. The...
This memorandum was sent July 31, 1970 to members of the Duke PA Program Advisory Council by Dr. Howard, proposing a tentative agenda for the September meeting. The issues or topics to be discussed included a report on the legal study and proposed...
Letter from neurosurgeon Dr. George Stevenson, dated September 7, 1966 asking Dr. Stead to respond in writing about his (Dr. Stead's) "feelings about the moral, ethical and legal utilization of these people in medical centers?" Dr. Stevenson indicates...
Letter from Dr. George Stevenson thanking Dr. Eugene Stead for traveling to Redding for "purpose of aiding the paramedical technician endeavor." Dr. Stevenson is referring to a trial that involved his right as a neurosurgeon to use a military-trained...
Guidelines distributed by the Hospital Association of New York State to hospital administrators who expect to utilize physician associates employed either by private physicians using their hospitals or by the hospital itself based on recent state...
These are the proceedings of a two-day conference [Second Duke Conference] held on October 26, 1969. Held at the Hilton Inn in Durham, the conference focused upon the legal status of physician's assistants. At the outset of the conference, five...
Insert placed in Action Kit for Hospital Law describing legal implications of use of physician assistants in hospitals. This is first installment of a two part series. The article's subheadings are: Who are They; Legislation; The Ultimate Hazard:...
This is a series of letters written by Dr. Davison, former Dean of the Duke University Medical School, discussing the legal and professional liability issues involved in using medical students as externs. Dr. Davison has employed medical students...